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Gold (XAUUSD) in February 2021: high, low and the biggest days
Gold ended February 2021 down 6.16% at US$1,733.84. It traded between US$1,717.18 on 26 Feb 2021 and US$1,871.78 on 1 Feb 2021, and its biggest day was -2.24% on 4 Feb 2021. Its median daily range was wider than gold's median for all of 2021.
Key numbers
| Trading days counted | 20 |
| First open (1 Feb 2021) | US$1,855.57 |
| Last close (26 Feb 2021) | US$1,733.84 |
| Close before the month (29 Jan 2021) | US$1,847.59 |
| Month change | -6.16% · -US$113.75 |
| Month high (1 Feb 2021) | US$1,871.78 |
| Month low (26 Feb 2021) | US$1,717.18 |
| High to low span (US$ · % of the close before the month) | US$154.60 · 8.37% |
| Median daily move (either way) | 0.809% |
| Median daily range | 1.43% · US$26.01 |
| Median daily range for all of 2021 | 1.167% |
| Days moving 1%+ / 2%+ | 7 / 2 |
| Up days / down days | 8 / 12 |
The biggest days
| Date | Move | US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best day | 22 Feb 2021 | +1.46% | US$25.99 |
| Worst day | 4 Feb 2021 | -2.24% | -US$41.09 |
| Widest high-low day | 26 Feb 2021 | 3.31% | US$58.58 |
February 2021 against every February, 2005–2024
Ranked against February in each of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024 (1 = highest): month change 20th, median daily range 6th, high-low span 7th. Across those years the strongest February was 2016 (+10.76%) and the weakest 2021 (-6.16%).
February inside 2021
The median daily range in February 2021 was 1.43%, which is wider than the median for all of 2021 (1.167%; ratio 1.23). By median daily range it was the 3rd widest of the 12 months of 2021. The full year is on the gold in 2021 page.
Weekend gaps in February 2021
4 weekend gaps started on a Friday in this month. The largest came after Friday 26 Feb 2021: +0.23% (US$3.95). None reached 0.5%.
Every trading day of February 2021
| Date | Close | Move | High-low |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2021 | US$1,860.55 | +0.7% | US$22.63 |
| 2 Feb 2021 | US$1,837.65 | -1.23% | US$34.52 |
| 3 Feb 2021 | US$1,834.21 | -0.19% | US$15.17 |
| 4 Feb 2021 | US$1,793.12 | -2.24% | US$49.84 |
| 5 Feb 2021 | US$1,813.40 | +1.13% | US$23.22 |
| 8 Feb 2021 | US$1,830.13 | +0.92% | US$31.42 |
| 9 Feb 2021 | US$1,837.64 | +0.41% | US$19.73 |
| 10 Feb 2021 | US$1,842.35 | +0.26% | US$21.26 |
| 11 Feb 2021 | US$1,825.47 | -0.92% | US$26.34 |
| 12 Feb 2021 | US$1,824.17 | -0.07% | US$20.16 |
| 15 Feb 2021 | US$1,818.72 | -0.3% | US$10.95 |
| 16 Feb 2021 | US$1,794.56 | -1.33% | US$36.94 |
| 17 Feb 2021 | US$1,776.70 | -1% | US$25.68 |
| 18 Feb 2021 | US$1,775.44 | -0.07% | US$21.20 |
| 19 Feb 2021 | US$1,783.05 | +0.43% | US$30.99 |
| 22 Feb 2021 | US$1,809.04 | +1.46% | US$32.01 |
| 23 Feb 2021 | US$1,805.07 | -0.22% | US$20.41 |
| 24 Feb 2021 | US$1,805.33 | +0.01% | US$30.31 |
| 25 Feb 2021 | US$1,770.25 | -1.94% | US$38.95 |
| 26 Feb 2021 | US$1,733.84 | -2.06% | US$58.58 |
What this month means for an EA
The widest day, 26 Feb 2021, covered US$58.58 from high to low; the median day covered US$26.01. An EA that holds trades against the move carries that distance as open loss until price comes back. You can enter US$58.58 in the grid calculator to see the open loss for your own lot and spacing.
Questions
Did gold go up or down in February 2021?
Down: the last close was US$1,733.84 on 26 Feb 2021, -6.16% (-US$113.75) against US$1,847.59 on 29 Jan 2021.
What were gold's high and low in February 2021?
High US$1,871.78 on 1 Feb 2021, low US$1,717.18 on 26 Feb 2021, a span of US$154.60.
What was gold's biggest day in February 2021?
4 Feb 2021: -2.24% (-US$41.09) close to close.